Stuart Townsend was originally cast as Aragorn, but was replaced by Viggo Mortensen after four days of shooting because Peter Jackson realized that an older actor was needed. Ian Holm, who plays Bilbo Baggins, was the voice of Frodo Baggins in the 1981 BBC Radio adaptation of "The Lord of The Rings". Sean Astin's father, John Astin, auditioned for the role of Gandalf. Eight of the nine members of the Fellowship got a small tattoo, the Elvish symbol for "9" at a tattoo ...[Read Story ]